Pennsylvania teacher on leave without pay after racist tirade recorded by parent

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A female teacher at a Pennsylvania middle school is on administrative leave after she could be heard on video calling a black man the “N-word” and using other racist language after a fender bender in the school parking lot.

“Right now, this person is on administrative leave without pay,” McGarry told CNN. “We’re going to pursue it vigorously. The next steps are the staff member can elect arbitration.”

He confirmed the woman in the video uses the N-word and a derogatory remark that is offensive to the LGBTQ community toward a parent after a minor accident in the parking lot.

The Upper Darby School District is in a residential suburb of Philadelphia. According to the district, the student population of its schools is increasingly diverse: 46.6% are African American, 31.76% are white, 14.4% are Asian/Pacific Islander, 5.62% are Hispanic and 1% are other.

The video, posted on Facebook, appears to begin after the accident and as a man says, “I guess she’s done cursin’ and screaming.”

The woman cuts him a look as she rubs the bumper of the truck she was driving. She can be heard saying the man is “probably on welfare too.”

The man says, “Not even a little bit. Six figures a year, ma’am.”

The teacher, who has not been publicly identified, calls that BS.

“It’s because I’m young and I’m black, the reason why you would say that,” he says.

“That’s right, because you’re black,” she replies, as she continues to rub the bumper.

“Probably on welfare,” he says, repeating her words.

“That’s right,” she answers. “Always looking to milk the system. And you see me, a white woman, so you think I got money.”

“Not even a little bit. Don’t even look like you got it,” he says. “Not even a little bit.”